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European Parliament votes in favor of implementing Goldstone report
Haaretz Diplomacy - 0 sec ago
The European Parliament on Wednesday supported the implementation of the Goldstone report and said it was "concerned" about "pressure placed on NGOs involved in the document's preparation." ...
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Are peace talks doomed to fail before they start?
Haaretz Diplomacy - 0 sec ago
There is a deep reason the majority of Israelis and Palestinians can't move toward the two-state solution.
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Trial over death of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie begins
Haaretz Diplomacy - 0 sec ago
The civil suit over the death of the American activist Rachel Corrie began in a Haifa court on Wednesday. ...
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Biden in West Bank: East Jerusalem construction undermines peace talks
Haaretz Diplomacy - 0 sec ago
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a viable independent state with contiguous territory, in an effort to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed East Jerusalem. ...
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Israelis Against Israeli Settlements
New York Times - 21 min 26 sec ago
Plans to move more Israelis into Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem have been met with opposition from Israelis who favor the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital in that part of the city.
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US: Israel undermining peace effort
Al Jazeera English - 28 min 41 sec ago
Vice president condemns Israel for plan to construct 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem.
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Biden slams settlement move at Palestinian talks (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 29 min 56 sec ago
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden met Palestinian leaders on Wednesday, telling them Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in east Jerusalem is undermining the peace efforts he is promoting.
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Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 32 min 35 sec ago
AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.
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Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan (Reuters)
Yahoo/Mideast - 38 min 23 sec ago
Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.
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With Biden in West Bank, Settlements Cloud Talks
New York Times - 1 hour 9 min ago
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Ramallah to meet with Palestinian leaders a day after Israel said it would build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
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'Jihad Jane' and 7 others held in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist
Christian Science Monitor (Terrorism/Security) - 1 hour 49 min ago
'Jihad Jane,' as Pennsylvania woman Colleen LaRose dubbed herself, was indicted Tuesday for helping recruit a network for suicide attacks and plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Seven Muslims were arrested in Ireland in connection with the alleged plot.
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Holocaust deniers face jail under new Hungarian law
Haaretz Diplomacy - 1 hour 50 min ago
Denying or playing down the Holocaust in Hungary is to be a criminal offense punishable by up to three years imprisonment after President Laszlo Solyom signed new legislation into law on Wednesday. ...
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Biden tells Abbas Israeli settlement move undermines trust (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 4 min ago
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in Jerusalem "undermines" the trust needed for peace talks.
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After Delay, Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected Thursday
New York Times - 2 hours 4 min ago
The incomplete results will offer an incomplete picture of the vote but will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.
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Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 14 min ago
AP - Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' independent state with contiguous territory.
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Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
New York Times - 2 hours 31 min ago
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will discuss military cooperation and Iran’s nuclear program, officials said.
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Arabs to respond to Israeli settlement move: Qatar (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 55 min ago
AFP - Arab states will respond to Israel's recent decision to expand an east Jerusalem settlement, Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday.
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UN bomb disposal unit to enter Gaza to neutralize ordnance
Haaretz Defense - 3 hours 33 sec ago
A special United Nations bomb disposal unit will enter the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in order to dispose of unexploded ordnance that remained in the area following Operation Cast Lead. ...
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Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 3 hours 22 min ago
AFP - A new play has shocked audiences in the Gaza Strip by shouting out what many in the Hamas-ruled territory mutter behind closed doors -- that Palestinian politicians are a bunch of crooks.
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US family seeks Israeli damages
Al Jazeera English - 3 hours 34 min ago
Case concerns Rachel Corrie's death during protest against Palestinian home demolitions.
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